Tuesday, March 13, 2007

The planning has started

Summer is getting closer and with that the arranging of the yearly summer trip to Sweden. Will the Swedish lovely summer start early (should I go in May already) or late (maybe focus on July?).

Or actually, it's pretty easy. Now, take out your calenders and arrange your Swedish summer vacation during the weeks when I'm NOT there. Because when I'm in Sweden in the summer, it's usually the worst period. +6C and cold rain in early June or something similar.

On the other hand, even though I long for, dream of, a beautiful, glorious Swedish summer when I'm there, at least I know that I will have sun here before and after my trip, no matter when I get the tickets. I just have to remember to find the rain gear when packing the bags.

The major stress is setting the dates, making the final decision... And getting the airlines to get the fact that we would like to have our really expensive seats next to each other, getting checked in the whole way (why can they manage to check suitcases but not people??), and get SAS to understand that yes, it's necessary to bring a stroller when you travel on your own with two kids and are connecting in Chicago, one of the world's largest airports (this is a whole post in itself - everyone of you who have tried to fly with a stroller with a SAS flight involved know what I'm talking about).

I remember the nice pre-911 days when you actually had a choice on airlines that flew direct flights Sweden - US and not only SAS... And unfortunately I like to arrive directly in Stockholm (than to spend a couple of hours in a European city before connecting to Stockholm) too much to switch route.

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